Stools
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Leather, Beech
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rush, Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Oak
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Rattan
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Jute, Fruitwood, Wood, Rope, Cord
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
2010s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Maple
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Linen
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rattan, Teak
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood, Rope
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood, Velvet
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Plywood
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bouclé, Wood, Velvet
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Velvet, Elm
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Beech
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Elm
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Wood, Beech
2010s Polish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Fabric, Beech, Wool
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Aluminum
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Stools
Cedar
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Mohair, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Steel, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Wicker, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stools
Aluminum
Antique, New and Vintage Stools
Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.
“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone.
Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool.
Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.
Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.
Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.
Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.